Valdecañas Dam
Valdecañas Dam is a dam in Valdecañas de Tajo, Caceres, Extremadura. Valdecañas Dam is situated nearby to the peak Cerro de los Terragueros, as well as near Risco Gordo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Valdecañas de Tajo and Belvís de Monroy.
Valdecañas de Tajo
Village
Valdecañas de Tajo is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census, the municipality has a population of 168 inhabitants.
Belvís de Monroy
Village
Photo: Lito Encinas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Belvís de Monroy is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census, the municipality had a population of 701. Belvís de Monroy is situated 4½ km north of Valdecañas Dam.
Casas de Belvis
Village
Photo: Millanes Fotos 2009, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Casas de Belvis is a village, which is situated 6 km north of Valdecañas Dam.
Valdecañas Dam
- Type: Dam
- Categories: pumped-storage power station and building
- Location: Valdecañas de Tajo, Caceres, Extremadura, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
39.77768° or 39° 46′ 40″ northLongitude
-5.61242° or 5° 36′ 45″ westOperator
IbedrolaOpen location code
8CFPQ9HQ+32OpenStreetMap ID
way 94449902OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q106171110
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Valdecañas Dam” goes by many names.
- French: “barrage de Valdecañas”
- French: “Barrage de Valdecañas”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Valdecañas-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Valdecañas-demningen”
- Spanish: “Presa de Valdecañas”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС-ГАЕС Вальдеканьяс”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cerro de los Terragueros and Risco Gordo.
Nearby Places
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